Rich Central Sneaks By

December 09, 1992|By Marty Burns.

Rich Central shook off a slow start before posting a 49-48 victory over Hillcrest Tuesday night in a SICA crossover game.

The Olympians (6-1) trailed 19-11 and had Sean Mason on the bench with three fouls. But Mason (19 points) returned to spark a 17-4 run with four points and a steal to put Rich Central up 28-26 at halftime. Mikkel Nance scored seven points in the run.

The game was close throughout, with eight lead changes in the fourth quarter. Antwon Hall (26 points, 12 rebounds) tied the score for Hillcrest

(4-3) at 48 with 1:42 to play.

Isaac Smith (five points, eight rebounds) hit the second of two free throws with 54 seconds left to break the tie.

``We`re not that good,`` said Rich Central coach Lee Boyko. ``We`ve got to improve and get better. It`s still early in the season.``